Actress Rashmika Mandanna, who plays the lead in 'The Girlfriend', came to the aid of her director Rahul Ravindran on Saturday night on the social media platform X after her fans, who were unhappy about the makers not releasing enough updates about the film, began trending the topic #ReleaseTheGirfriend. 
 
A number of eager fans began asking for updates about the film from the makers so much so that director Rahul Ravindran had to respond to their demand.

Quoting a tweet that showed the topic #ReleaseTheGirlfriend was trending, he wrote, "Guys… there will be updates soon. Praamise. Please be a little patient."